WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. military launched 14 airstrikes Thursday against Islamic State militants seeking control of the Kurdish border town of Kobane in Syria.
"Initial reports indicate the strikes successfully struck 19 ISIL buildings, two ISIL command posts, three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL sniper positions, one ISIL staging location, and one ISIL heavy machine gun," U.S. Central Command reported Thursday.